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Esau

159 verses · 11 family members

Also known as: Edom

Verses Mentioning Esau

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  1. The house of Ya'akov will be a fire and the house of Yosef a flame, setting aflame and consuming the stubble which is the house of 'Esav. None of the house of 'Esav will remain, for ADONAI has spoken.

  2. Those in the Negev will repossess the mountain of 'Esav, and those in the Sh'felah the land of the P'lishtim; they will repossess the field of Efrayim and the field of Shomron, and Binyamin will occupy Gil'ad.

  3. Then the victorious will ascend Mount Tziyon to rule over Mount 'Esav, but the kingship will belong to ADONAI.

  4. "I love you," says ADONAI. But you ask, "How do you show us your love?" ADONAI answers, "'Esav was Ya'akov's brother. Yet I loved Ya'akov

  5. but hated 'Esav. I made his mountains desolate and gave his territory to desert jackals."

  6. Edom says, "We are beaten down now, but we will come back and rebuild the ruins." ADONAI-Tzva'ot answers, "They can build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, the people with whom ADONAI is permanently angry.

  7. This accords with where it is written, “Ya‘akov I loved, but Esav I hated.”

  8. By trusting, Yitz’chak in his blessings over Ya‘akov and Esav made reference to events yet to come.

  9. and that no one is sexually immoral, or godless like Esav, who in exchange for a single meal gave up his rights as the firstborn.